Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.327
Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Company
Date1898
MediumMetal; Paper; Celluloid; Ink
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCelluloid pinback button. Face has red, white, and blue striped background, with black and white image of Silas C. Swallow in the center. White text above and below image, and image flanked by blue stars.DimensionsHeight x Width: 1 x 0.875 in. (2.5 x 2.2 cm)InscriptionsAt the top, in white, reads: "FOR GOVERNOR." Below this, in the center, is a photograph of a man facing proper right; it is flanked by blue stars. Below this reads: "DR. S. C. SWALLOW".
MarksOn reverse side is paper with maker's mark. Above is a union label --an oval with a wide horizontal bar running through center. Above the bar reads: "ALLIED PRINTING". Horizontal bar has a square space in the middle that reads: "UNION / LABEL". To the left of the square reads: "TRADES". To the right of the square reads: "COUNCIL". Below this reads: "NEWARK". On the right center side of the logo is the number "3". Below this symbol reads: "Buttons made by / The Whitehead & Hoag Co. / Newark, N. J., U. S. A. / Pat. April 14, 1896, / July 21, 1896."
Related person
Silas C. Swallow
Related institution
Allied Printing
Related institution
Prohibition Party
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Whitehead & Hoag Company
